Big Buck
by Peggy Franz
Title
Big Buck
Artist
Peggy Franz
Medium
Photograph - Photography/wildlife
Description
Walking at Lone Elk park here in Missouri. It is just a wonderful place. Here is a little info for those who might come through St. Louis need to stop by.Lone Elk Park is a wildlife management area, with bison, wild turkey, waterfowl, elk and deer. Motorcycles are prohibited. Domestic animals are not allowed, even if confined in a vehicle.Lone Elk County Park is a county park in the U.S. state of Missouri consisting of 546 acres (2.21 km2) located in St. Louis County west of the town of Valley Park.The park is located adjacent to Interstate 44, the World Bird Sanctuary, Castlewood State Park, and Tyson Research Center
Lone Elk County Park was originally part of the Tyson Valley Powder Plant during World War II. After the war the area became a county park and herds of elk and bison were established in 1948. The land was reacquired by the federal government during the Korean War, and the wildlife herds were destroyed for safety reasons in 1958, but one lone bull elk survived. In 1964 St. Louis County acquired 405 acres (1.64 km2) for Tyson County Park, which became Lone Elk County Park in 1966. The park officially opened on October 17, 1971 and six bison were acquired from the St. Louis Zoo in July 1973.
There are driving routes that provide views of the elk and bison, often at close proximity. The park is also home to many deer, wild turkey and waterfowl.[Domestic animals are not permitted whatsoever, even if confined to a vehicle.
http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ParkPages/LoneElk
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April 8th, 2014
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